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I need advice on multiple breeding for multiple clutches!!!!!!
zmantrio
Jul 15, 2004 05:55 AM
Replies (7)
milwaukeereptile
Jul 15, 2004 12:13 PM
n/p
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Brian Skibinski
Milwaukee Reptiles
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zmantrio
Jul 15, 2004 12:25 PM
I was wondering how you breed leos multiple times a year, with one male and two females
milwaukeereptile
Jul 15, 2004 12:30 PM
I would keep them all together and increase the number of hours of light they are getting. This should help induce breeding. After the females have layed a few times and are starting to loose too much weight, pull the male out and put him in a seperate room altogether. Keep the light where it's at, and get the female's weights back up to at least where they started. Then I would say you could cut down on light, or just re-introduce the male and let them do it again for a few weeks. After breeding, pull the male out again and plump everyone up again. It's pretty much an endless cycle if everone stays healthy and eating.
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Brian Skibinski
Milwaukee Reptiles
Brian@MilwaukeeReptiles.com
zmantrio
Jul 15, 2004 12:36 PM
my male is 7 months old and is over half of the 8 inch female hes like 5 inches. Do u think that is big enough?
milwaukeereptile
Jul 15, 2004 12:59 PM
I would give him a few more months to be honest. You want both of them to be about the same size, and 7 mo is about a sub-adult. I would wait until he is 50 grams or about the same size of the female. If you put him in there before that, the female can deny his advances and intimidate him from eating.
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Brian Skibinski
Milwaukee Reptiles
Brian@MilwaukeeReptiles.com
zmantrio
Jul 15, 2004 01:06 PM
Is there a way I can like power feed him so that he will be ready for winter breeding in feb. also can you verify me on the proper wait for a female so that it is garanteed to have 8 clutches of 2 a year.
milwaukeereptile
Jul 15, 2004 01:51 PM
With proper feeding and no other health issues he should be ready by feb anyway if he is 7 mo old now. For the female... there really is no guaranteed. I know with my females it is about 3-4 weeks between each set of eggs, and the first clutch from any females is almost always infertile. You're probably looking at 4 months to get 8 eggs, but watch her weight!!! The last thing you want is for her to become eggbound from not being big enough to breed.
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Brian Skibinski
Milwaukee Reptiles
Brian@MilwaukeeReptiles.com
